The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-10-01
THE FAIR.
The First Annual Fair Of The
Caldwell Fair. Association
A Gratifying Success.
Entries Large, Varieties Num-
berless and Interest at
the Top Notch,
WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR"

The Caldwell Fair has been
sbig surprise as well as success
When the premium lists came OF
"a great many predicted failure
claiming that q fair could not POI
sibly be a success on SO short M
rtice. While the managers ofthe Fai
we're sanguine that good displa,
could and would be made even Oh
so short notice, still they are a
surprised as much as anyone at tn
great number of entries made, The
great variety Of exhibits, and thu
unexpected quality Of all classes Of
stock and farm produce; while the
ladies in the art department have
fairly outdone themselves Every
body was surprised and, of course,
everybody was happy, for the most
sanguine expectation failed to any
where approach the proportions to
which our little experiment has
swelled. The credit is all due to
the ranchers and stockmen. They
have responded to the call with AMI
earnestness which always brings
success with it. Weiser, Payette,
Emmett, Star, Middleton, Parma,
Mt. Home and Boise City have re-
sponded, and the result is that
there is on exhibition at Caldwell
today as fine display of stock as
can be found anywhere, while the
vegetable exhibition challenges the
world-Caifornia not excepted.
While it would be folly to state that |
the fruit display could not be beat \
en-, still it must be admitted that it \
is extraordinary fine. The entries
in the art and domestic department
run close to 100, while in farm pro- II
ducts there are about IS; in all the Il
entries aggregated $50 and not an
article on exhibition. We \
make mention of as many as our
space will permit:
Commissioner H. K. Hartley. of II
caldwell, has on exhibition some of II;
lis unexcelled watermelons which \,
AVE supplied the Caldwell trade
his summer, and very fine va
iety of squash and pumpkins; | :
While there are larger squash upon :
ne grounds than those exhibited by
lr. Hartley, there surely is no 7
ner variety.
Mr., Kohlepp, of Middleton, sent q
own very creditable vegetable y
isplay including several fine va- q
eties. >,
Geo. Perkel, of Middleton, exhib- 81
s some fine Seeding potatoes, I,
hich are likely to carry away h,
remium or two. .,
John Thomas, of Caldwell, is not 10
ny behind in the matter of pota- GO
es, onions, or in fact, any kink of 90
'getable, and makes fine display. ~,
Mountain Home also puts in nc
me of her best ticks and in some 60
ings she certainly gets to the
'nt. Among her exhibits we no h;
'e one Of the finest displays of oh
nit and vegetables that one often .,
IS. The fruit, especially the 50,
apes, were the subject of great 90,
al of discussion, a great many
ople being incredulous as to their 90,
ing grown in Idaho, and claiming Il,
1t California alone could produce 90,
IN grapes. Among those who
k that stand was prominent on
rseryman who is a fine judge of o 4
it; but this time he, as well as )
ny Others, were mistaken. The con
pes referred to were raised by w;l
nmodore Jackson, on the Rattle tbo,
Ike, near Mt. Home, and they bril-
tainly are as fine a white grape fro,
'ver ripened in the sun of Cali mo,
ia. q
mother notable feature of the nm,
Home exhibit were three leaves : III
'bacco which were as large, SIN .
thy and vigorous as the gen. diar
Virginia Leaf. It was raised N
4. T. Phillips, near that town, som
n pxDerIypaDf and IL carfo,pl,- =,